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NIR

2nd Half 2 - 0

Tonali, Sandro

56'

Bastoni, Alessandro

58'

Esposito, Francesco Pio / Retegui, Mateo

63'

Gatti, Federico / Bastoni, Alessandro

63'

68'

Smyth, Paul / Devlin, Terry

79'

Magennis, Josh / Donley, Jamie

79'

Reid, Jamie / Spencer, Brodie

Kean, Moise assist Tonali, Sandro

80'

Pisilli, Niccolo / Tonali, Sandro

83'

Palestra, Marco / Politano, Matteo

83'

Raspadori, Giacomo / Kean, Moise

88'

Statistics Italy vs Northern Ireland
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1.4	Expected goals (xG) Expected goals xG - measures the quality of a scoring chance and the probability of it becoming a goal. It's calculated from factors like shot location, angle, distance, assist type, and defensive pressure. Each shot gets a value from 0 to 1; a team's total xG is the sum of all its shots. A penalty is usually worth ~0.79–0.80. Higher xG = better chances, regardless of whether goals were actually scored.	0.41
63%	Ball possession	37%
2	Big chances Big chances - counts clear scoring opportunities where a goal is highly expected. These are situations like one-on-one with the goalkeeper, close-range shots with little defensive pressure, or shots into an open goal.	0
19	Total shots	8
8	Shots on goal	1
6	Shots off goal	5
14	Shots inside the Box	4
5	Shots outside the Box	4
1.65	xG on target (xGOT) xG on target (xGOT) - measures the likelihood that a shot on target results in a goal. Unlike xG (which evaluates the chance before the shot), xGOT assesses execution - shot placement, goalkeeper position, etc. - after the ball is struck. Only shots on target are included, each valued 0–1. A team's total xGOT is the sum of all its on-target shots.	0.11
5	Blocked shots	2
1	Hit the woodwork	0
37	Touches in the opposition Box	13
2	Offsides	0
8	Free kicks	11
12	Corner kicks	3
24	Throw ins	16
11	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	0
38	Duels won	47
9/10 (90%)	Tackles	7/16 (44%)
24	Clearances	38
8	Interceptions	11
423/503 (84%)	Passes	235/308 (76%)
26/49 (53%)	Long Passes	23/53 (43%)
93/133 (70%)	Passes in final third	56/100 (56%)
1.1	Expected assists (xA) Expected assists (xA) - measures the likelihood that a completed pass will become an assist for a goal. It evaluates the quality of the pass based on factors like its placement, trajectory, speed, the receiver's position, defensive pressure, and the overall attacking context. Each key pass receives a value between 0 and 1; a player's or team's total xA is the sum of these values. Higher xA indicates better chance creation, even if the subsequent shot is missed or saved.	0.38
11/34 (32%)	Crosses	2/10 (20%)
1	Goalkeeper saves	5
0.11	xGOT faced xGOT faced - total number of goals a goalkeeper would be expected to concede based on the volume and quality of on-target shots faced. Each shot's quality is assessed using post-shot factors: placement, goalkeeper positioning, shot speed, etc. xGOT Faced for a team equals the opposing team's total xGOT from shots on target. It serves as the benchmark for calculating Goals Prevented.	1.65
0.11	Goals prevented Goals prevented - measures how many goals a goalkeeper saved compared to expectation. It is calculated as the difference between xGOT Faced (the total post-shot expected goals of all on-target shots faced) and the actual number of goals conceded (excluding own goals). A higher positive value indicates the goalkeeper performed above average, preventing more goals than expected from the quality of shots faced. A negative value means more goals were conceded than the shots "deserved.	-0.35

0.37	Expected goals (xG) Expected goals xG - measures the quality of a scoring chance and the probability of it becoming a goal. It's calculated from factors like shot location, angle, distance, assist type, and defensive pressure. Each shot gets a value from 0 to 1; a team's total xG is the sum of all its shots. A penalty is usually worth ~0.79–0.80. Higher xG = better chances, regardless of whether goals were actually scored.	0.11
71%	Ball possession	29%
11	Total shots	4
2	Shots on goal	1
4	Shots off goal	2
9	Shots inside the Box	1
2	Shots outside the Box	3
0.15	xG on target (xGOT) xG on target (xGOT) - measures the likelihood that a shot on target results in a goal. Unlike xG (which evaluates the chance before the shot), xGOT assesses execution - shot placement, goalkeeper position, etc. - after the ball is struck. Only shots on target are included, each valued 0–1. A team's total xGOT is the sum of all its on-target shots.	0.11
5	Blocked shots	1
1	Hit the woodwork	0
22	Touches in the opposition Box	2
1	Offsides	0
5	Free kicks	3
8	Corner kicks	1
13	Throw ins	5
3	Fouls	5
20	Duels won	22
3/3 (100%)	Tackles	4/7 (57%)
7	Clearances	21
3	Interceptions	5
260/302 (86%)	Passes	95/130 (73%)
14/27 (52%)	Long Passes	10/26 (38%)
61/86 (71%)	Passes in final third	15/35 (43%)
0.43	Expected assists (xA) Expected assists (xA) - measures the likelihood that a completed pass will become an assist for a goal. It evaluates the quality of the pass based on factors like its placement, trajectory, speed, the receiver's position, defensive pressure, and the overall attacking context. Each key pass receives a value between 0 and 1; a player's or team's total xA is the sum of these values. Higher xA indicates better chance creation, even if the subsequent shot is missed or saved.	0.11
8/22 (36%)	Crosses	1/3 (33%)
1	Goalkeeper saves	2
0.11	xGOT faced xGOT faced - total number of goals a goalkeeper would be expected to concede based on the volume and quality of on-target shots faced. Each shot's quality is assessed using post-shot factors: placement, goalkeeper positioning, shot speed, etc. xGOT Faced for a team equals the opposing team's total xGOT from shots on target. It serves as the benchmark for calculating Goals Prevented.	0.15
0.11	Goals prevented Goals prevented - measures how many goals a goalkeeper saved compared to expectation. It is calculated as the difference between xGOT Faced (the total post-shot expected goals of all on-target shots faced) and the actual number of goals conceded (excluding own goals). A higher positive value indicates the goalkeeper performed above average, preventing more goals than expected from the quality of shots faced. A negative value means more goals were conceded than the shots "deserved.	0.15

1.03	Expected goals (xG) Expected goals xG - measures the quality of a scoring chance and the probability of it becoming a goal. It's calculated from factors like shot location, angle, distance, assist type, and defensive pressure. Each shot gets a value from 0 to 1; a team's total xG is the sum of all its shots. A penalty is usually worth ~0.79–0.80. Higher xG = better chances, regardless of whether goals were actually scored.	0.3
53%	Ball possession	47%
2	Big chances Big chances - counts clear scoring opportunities where a goal is highly expected. These are situations like one-on-one with the goalkeeper, close-range shots with little defensive pressure, or shots into an open goal.	0
8	Total shots	4
6	Shots on goal	0
2	Shots off goal	3
5	Shots inside the Box	3
3	Shots outside the Box	1
1.5	xG on target (xGOT) xG on target (xGOT) - measures the likelihood that a shot on target results in a goal. Unlike xG (which evaluates the chance before the shot), xGOT assesses execution - shot placement, goalkeeper position, etc. - after the ball is struck. Only shots on target are included, each valued 0–1. A team's total xGOT is the sum of all its on-target shots.	0
0	Blocked shots	1
15	Touches in the opposition Box	11
1	Offsides	0
3	Free kicks	8
4	Corner kicks	2
11	Throw ins	11
8	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	0
18	Duels won	25
6/7 (86%)	Tackles	3/9 (33%)
17	Clearances	17
5	Interceptions	6
163/201 (81%)	Passes	140/178 (79%)
12/22 (55%)	Long Passes	13/27 (48%)
32/47 (68%)	Passes in final third	41/65 (63%)
0.67	Expected assists (xA) Expected assists (xA) - measures the likelihood that a completed pass will become an assist for a goal. It evaluates the quality of the pass based on factors like its placement, trajectory, speed, the receiver's position, defensive pressure, and the overall attacking context. Each key pass receives a value between 0 and 1; a player's or team's total xA is the sum of these values. Higher xA indicates better chance creation, even if the subsequent shot is missed or saved.	0.27
3/12 (25%)	Crosses	1/7 (14%)
0	Goalkeeper saves	3
0	xGOT faced xGOT faced - total number of goals a goalkeeper would be expected to concede based on the volume and quality of on-target shots faced. Each shot's quality is assessed using post-shot factors: placement, goalkeeper positioning, shot speed, etc. xGOT Faced for a team equals the opposing team's total xGOT from shots on target. It serves as the benchmark for calculating Goals Prevented.	1.5
0	Goals prevented Goals prevented - measures how many goals a goalkeeper saved compared to expectation. It is calculated as the difference between xGOT Faced (the total post-shot expected goals of all on-target shots faced) and the actual number of goals conceded (excluding own goals). A higher positive value indicates the goalkeeper performed above average, preventing more goals than expected from the quality of shots faced. A negative value means more goals were conceded than the shots "deserved.	-0.5

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Italy and Northern Ireland are set to face off in an exciting World Cup Qualification UEFA clash, with the match taking place at Italy's home ground. The encounter is scheduled for 26 Mar 2026 at 15:45, hosted in Europe. Don't miss a single moment — on livescores.bz, fans can follow live scores, in-depth match statistics, and upcoming fixture schedules for both sides.

Standings & Head-to-Head Quick match facts: Competition: World Cup Qualification UEFA Venue: Gewiss Stadium Date: 26 Mar 2026 Kick-off: 15:45

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